We have enacted numerous measures together that have moved Wisconsin forward. We cut taxes by billions of dollars. We enacted historic reforms proving Wisconsin continues to be a leader in the nation. We now have surpluses instead of deficits. We have some of the lowest unemployment in the nation and more people working that ever before. Our state’s economy is growing and our wages are rising.
This budget invests in our shared priorities of education, tax relief, and workforce development. I am appreciative of the Legislature’s work on this budget and look forward to continuing our good work for the people of Wisconsin.
Respectfully submitted,
SCOTT WALKER
Governor
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Veto Message
Table of Contents
A. Agriculture, Environment and Justice
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
1. Livestock Premises Identification
Department of Corrections
2. Alcohol Abuse Treatment Program
3. Earned Release Program Expansion
4. Inmate Work Opportunity Training
5. Long-Term Service Awards
6. Mental Health Staffing at Oshkosh, Waupun, Green Bay and Columbia
7. Opening Avenues to Reentry Success
8. Planning Concerning Correctional Facilities
9. Geriatric Prison Facility
District Attorneys
10. Creation of a Prosecutor Board
Judicial Council
11. Restore Judicial Council
Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board
12. Standard Budget Adjustments
Department of Natural Resources
13. Use of Unobligated Stewardship Bonding Authority
14. Vacant Forestry and Parks Positions
15. Council on Forestry Report
16. Tainter Lake Water Quality
17. Wolf Damage Payments
18. Permit the Sale of Dyed Diesel Fuel to Recreational Motor Boats
Department of Safety and Professional Services
19. Possession, Use and Transportation of Fireworks and Fireworks Manufacturer Fees
20. Information Technology Projects
21. Local Regulation of Quarries
B. Education and Workforce Development
Historical Society
22. State Archive Preservation Facility
Labor and Industry Review Commission
23. Survey of Labor and Industry Review Commission Decisions
Technical College System Board
24. Sunset of the Educational Approval Board
25. Educational Approval Board Incumbents
University of Wisconsin System
26. Performance Funding
27. Innovation Fund
28. University of Wisconsin System Audits
29. Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology
30. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Tribal Gaming Appropriation
31. Flexible Option Program
Public Instruction
32. Energy Efficiency Revenue Limit Adjustment
33. Low Revenue Adjustment
34. School District Referenda Scheduling
35. Whole Grade Sharing Aid
36. Shared Services Aid
37. Summer School Grants
38. Virtual Charter School Funding Study
39. Mental Health Services Grants
Workforce Development
40. Technical Education Equipment Grants
C. General Government, Children and Families
Department of Administration
41. Positions for Information Technology Purchasing Report
42. Replacement of Information Technology Contractors Report
43. State Transforming Agency Resources (STAR) Program and Benefits Realization Report
44. Self-Funded Portal Annual Report
45. Office of the Commissioner of Insurance Information Technology Position Transfers Report
46. Worker's Compensation Recording Equipment Report
47. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Leases
48. Fee Report with Agency Budget Requests
49. On-Site Delivery of Human Resources, Payroll and Benefit Functions at Select Agencies
Department of Children and Families
50. Homeless Shelter Employment Services Grant Uses
51. Work Participation Rate Reporting Requirements
Elections Commission
52. Funding for Elections Commission Positions
Elections and Ethics Commissions
53. Elections and Ethics Commissioner Per Diems
Department of Employee Trust Funds
54. Group Insurance Program Changes and Group Insurance Board Directives
Legislature
55. 100th Anniversary of the State Capitol
56. State Capitol Basement Renovations
Public Service Commission
57. Provision of Utility Services Effective Date
D. Health Services and Insurance
